Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-01
Personal.


 Dr. Robert s. Ives sails for Europe July 9, to be absent about thres months.
 MT. Charles A. Tomlinson, of Milford, is back from his extended European trip.
 E1-Congressman Mitchell was in town yes- terday He reoccupies his residence in East Haven soon.
 Rev. Selden s. Gilbert, late pastor of the Church of the Messiah, this city, was install ed last night pastor of the Unitarian church of Allston, near Boston.
 Prof. A. J. DuBois' paper on 'sScience and the Spiritual" has been reprinted by the New Englanderiand Yale Review and also reissued in pamphlet form by that journal.
 Postmaster William Moore, of Fair Haven, met several acquaintanees among the Con- necticut militia in Washington during drill week Mr. and Mrs. Moore intended to go from Washington to Harper's Ferry, Va, yesterday.
 Miss Eunice M Merchant of St. Joseph, Mich, daughter of Leonard J. Merchant of that city, formerly of New Haven, is class historian and prophecies of the graduating class of St. Joseph's High school, which graduates Monday evening, June G..
 MT. J. F. Raymond of the department of public works, New York city, and Miss Au- gusta s. Peck, daughter of Mr1. M. L.. Peck, of No. 40 Whitney avenue, were married yesterday, Rev. Dr. Beardsley officiating. They will after their wedding trip reside in Norwalk in a handsome new residence.
 F. c. Payne, who has resigned his position as agent and dispatcher of the Consolidated road at Harlem river to take position as superintendent of the Danbury and Norwalk division of the Housatonic road, was pre- sente1 with ffty-fve pieces of solid silver table ware by employees of the Consolidated road.
 Byron Oakes, former resident of this city and we'll known. in fire department circles and now located in Jacksonville, Flor ida, in the marble works and undertaking business, is stopping at the Tontine and wis., iting amongst the fremen with whom he is a great favorite. He is looking we'll and is prospering. He attended the military tour- nament at Washington.
 Philip Fresenius, the we'll known brewer will shortly retire from active business pur- suits and hand over the management of his brewing establishment on Congress avenue to his three sons, Philip, jr., Charles and Henry. The two former are now and have been for years connected with their fathers brewery, Philip having charge of the deliv- cry and collecting, while Charles has occu- pied the position of foreman. Henry is at present bookkeeper at Clausen's brewery in New York. He is graduate of Yale 'S5, l and also of the Hillhouse High school, having been the president of the class of 'S1. Mir. Fresenius hes won an honorable position and built up large and houIishing business after fifty years of continuous application. He has the good wishes of the public for many more years of life and comfort. Superintendent of motive power, Henney, has been placed in charge of all the rolling stock of the company. This is 8 new pcsi- tion created especially for Mir. Henney. The Hartford Times says: MT. Henney is most accomplished engineer; he has designed and built the best locomotives ever made in this 1 country. His father was for years in the | service of the Consolidated road as master mechanic. The family is an exceptionally | bright one. Judge Henney of the Police l court is one of the brothers. He took high rank at Princeton college and as lawyer is one of the best cultured men of his years in Connecticut. Another brother is Alderman Henney of the Eighth ward, clear-headed man, who is manager of the Hartford Light and Power company. The whole family pos- sesses traits which are "to the manner born" and give honor to those who inherit them.